Russiagate has so many elements and such complexity that it’s easy to lose track of the details. One detail I haven’t covered all that much is the role of Bruce Ohr, who was an Associate Deputy Attorney General during the … Continue reading →
Can you imagine what the headlines would look like if a Republican had claimed on his/her tax returns that Person A was his/her spouse while still married to Person B? But when Ms. Intersectionality does it, crickets. At least, according … Continue reading →
California is poised on the brink of expanding Medi-Cal (the state Medicaid program) to cover illegal immigrants 19-26. When I read that, my first thought was aren’t they already covered in California? It turns out that previously they only had … Continue reading →
In a recent article in The New Yorker about the very popular HBO mini-series “Chernobyl,” the author writes: The Soviet system of propaganda and censorship existed not so much for the purpose of spreading a particular message as for the … Continue reading →
It seems to be a growing trend among young people: Getaway is a sober bar, a new kind of dry nightlife option that is cropping up in New York City. The idea is to provide outlets for people who want … Continue reading →
I find NeverTrumpers interesting. Are they political changers, or political fail-to-changers? Are they virulent anti-Trumpers because of class and style objections, elitism, being part of the DC circle, desire to curry favor with liberal friends, or (as most of them … Continue reading →
I’m writing this as a public service. I hope to spare at least one person from the same sort of 5-hour effort I recently went through when my computer suddenly and mysteriously refused to load any new photos from my … Continue reading →
…to blogger Gerard Vanderleun on the loss of his beloved and wonderful mother, aged 104 and a half. Please see this. RIP.
Continue reading →Remember those extraordinary diving horses we talked about a while back? If not, refresh your memory here. In that thread and in other online discussions, one of the big questions is: how are the horses trained to do that? There … Continue reading →
Oberlin’s insurer is highly unlikely to cover Oberlin’s liabilities against Gibson’s Bakery. It makes sense; why should an insurer be liable for the willful and knowing wrongdoing of the insured? Here’s a more technical statement of the situation, written by … Continue reading →
There’s been a great deal of discussion about Biden and his reversal on the Hyde Amendment. But I haven’t gone into it much, because I already find Biden such a loathsome character. Maybe “loathsome” isn’t the right word. But I … Continue reading →
…if Trump manages to drain any portion of the swamp, it will be because he represents an irresistible target to the swamp denizens, and in the extremity of their zeal to get him they reveal themselves in ways that are … Continue reading →